Russian Basketball Super League 2
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| Organising body | Russian Basketball Federation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| First season | 2000–01 |
| Country | Russia |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Level on pyramid | 3 |
| Promotion to | Russian Basketball Super League 1 |
| Relegation to | Russian Basketball Super League 3 [a] |
| Domestic cup | Russian Cup |
| Current champions | Dynamo Ufa (1st title) (2024-25) |
| Most championships | Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2 titles) |
| Website | russiabasket |
The Russian Basketball Super League 2 (Russian: Баскетбольная Cуперлига 2), formerly known as the Russian Basketball Super League B, is a men's professional basketball league. It was the second-tier division of the Russian professional basketball pyramid from 2000 until 2010, but it currently serves as the third tier. The league is run by the Russian Basketball Federation (RBF).
It was founded in 2000 as Russia's second division. It consisted of 19 clubs, divided into two groups. Until then, Russia's second tier was the Higher League (now known as Russian Basketball Super League 3) founded in 1994.
After being the second-tier division of Russian basketball, from its first season in 2000–01, the Super League B was relegated to being the third -tier division of Russian basketball after the 2009–10 season, after the introduction of the 2010–11 season of the Russian Professional Basketball League (PBL).[1][2][3]
In 2010, it was renamed as Super League 2. The 2010–11 season featured 11 clubs.
The league changed its name from Higher League to Superleague 2 in 2015. In 2022, it was renamed back to Higher League. Throughout years, the number of participants in the league ranged from 9 to 16 teams.
Criteria for promotion
Until 2010, the winner of Super League B was qualified for Super League A, if the following conditions were met:
- The arena where the club's home matches were held should accommodate at least 2,000 spectators
- Financial guarantees of participation in the championship (contracts with sponsors, etc.), confirming the minimum source of income for a full season.
Super League 2 (second-tier league) champions 2000-2010
- 2001: Arsenal Tula
- 2002: Dynamo Moscow
- 2003: VC Lokomotiv Novosibirsk
- 2004: Universitet Yugra Surgut
- 2005: Spartak Primorye
- 2006: Standard Togliatti
- 2007: Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
- 2008: Magnitogorsk State Technical University
- 2009: BC Avtodor Saratov
- 2010: BC Nizhny Novgorod
Super League 2 (third-tier league) champions 2011-present
- 2011: Ataman Rostov [4]
- 2012: Planeta-Universitet Ukhta Basketball [5]
- 2013: Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk [6]
- 2014: Neftekhimik Tobolsk [7]
- 2015: Ruskon Mordovia [8]
- 2016: Spartak Saint Petersburg [9]
- 2017: BK Tambov [10]
- 2018: BK Burevestnik Yaroslav [11]
- 2019: Ufimets Ufa [12]
- 2020: Cheboksarskiye Yastreby Cheboksari [13]
- 2021: BC Barnaul Altayskiy Kray [14]
- 2022: Metallurg Magnitogorsk [15]
- 2023: Bars RGEU Rostov [16]
- 2024: Metallurg Magnitogorsk (2) [17]
- 2025: Dynamo Ufa [18]
Topscorers
Second tier
| Year | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 |  Sergei Ivanov | Dinamo Avtodor Volgograd | 1070 |
| 2001-02 | Igor Dergunov | Sakha-Yakutsk | 1046 |
| 2002-03 | Sergey Pakhomov | Metallurg University | 902 |
| 2003-04 | Alexey Ekimov | Konti St. Petersburg | 831 |
| 2004-05 | Ilya Alexandrov | Metallurg University | 1101 |
| 2005-06 | Ilya Alexandrov (2) | Metallurg University | 1247 |
| 2006-07 | Alexander Golubev | BC Ural Yekaterinburg | 748 |
| 2007-08 | Alexander Golubev (2) | Metallurg University | 973 |
| 2008-09 | Alexey Kuznetsov | Ruskon Mordovia | 908 |
| 2009-10 | Maxim Sinelnikov | Metallurg University | 809 |
Third tier
| Year | Player | Team | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Vladislav Lotarev | Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk | 18.5 |
| 2014-15 | Dmitry Zagnoyko | Kupol-Rodniki Izhevsk | 20.2 |
| 2015-16 | Victor Zvarykin | Stroitiel Engels | 19.1 |
| 2016-17 | Andrei Semenov | Runa Basket Moscow | 20.6 |
| 2017-18 | Aleksey Almushev | Rusichi Kursk | 19.0 |
| 2018-19 | Andrei Semenov (2) | Runa Basket Moscow | 25.1 |
| 2019-20 | Timofei Gerasimov | Lokomotiv Kuban II | 25.1 |
| 2020-21 | Aleksey Fedorchuk | BC Mitsu Basket Lipetska Oblast | 17.9 |
| 2021-22 | Dmitriy Doynikov | Rusichi Kursk | 22.7 |
| 2022-23 | Pavel Kryaschenko | Dynamo-MGTU Maykop | 19.0 |
| 2023-24 | Danila Donskov | Dynamo-MGTU Maykop | 18.1 |
| 2024-25 | Konstantin Klementiev | Dynamo-MGTU Maykop | 16.5 |
Name history
- Super League B (2000–2010)
- Super League 2 (2010–present)
See also
- Russian basketball league system
- Basketball in Russia
- Russian Professional Championship: (1991–present)
- Russian Professional League: (2010–2013)
- Russian Cup: (1999–present)
- VTB United League: (2008–present)
- USSR Premier League: (1923–1992)
- USSR Cup: (1949–1987)
- Russian Basketball All-Star Game
